pseudovasculitis

Differential diagnosis

Conditions that can be mistaken for vasculitis include:

• cholesterol emboli
• cardiac myxoma, atrial myxoma
• malignancy
  • paraneoplastic vasculitis
    • skin & nervouse system involvement most common
  • Trousseau's syndrome
  • lymphoma
• coagulopathy
  • antiphospholipid syndrome
  • thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation
• infections:
  • bacterial endocarditis
  • sepsis
  • hepatitis
  • aspergillosis
• Goodpasture's syndrome
• drugs/toxicity:
  • cocaine, amphetamines, ephedra alkaloids, phenylpropanolamine can cause vasospasm
• erythema multiforme
  • mucous membrane involvement common
  • does not cause hypertension or widespread purpura
• scurvy

More general terms

• syndrome

Additional terms

• vasculitis